Choose your own adventure.          A. Climbing Mount Everest.          B. Running 26.2 miles.          C. Traveling for 30 straight hours to bring your toddler home from China. We’ve picked C—twice. And it wasn’t easy. As I’ve mentioned before, John is not a fan of flying. And we’re not great travelers. Add to that the difficulties...Read More

NEW YORK - Catholic exorcists get some time off with “The Possession” (Lionsgate). Since this mostly gore-free chiller’s premise rests on Jewish tales of demonic indwelling by beings called dybbuks, it’s a Hasidic student, rather than a priest, who eventually gets summoned to the rescue. And file this one under “Only in America”: said scholar...Read More

A community outreach nurse, Karen Kansler practices what she preaches – she exercises regularly, eats nutritious food and tries to manage her stress.Read More

Residents of Catholic Charities' DePaul House and St. Joachim House will partner with teams in the Dragon Boat Races.Read More

Christine Blake is taking the helm as the new principal of St. John the Evangelist School in Hydes, succeeding longtime principal Genevieve Delcher.Read More

Loyola Blakefiled grad Rick Detorie talks about his inspiration for the "One Big Happy" comic strip.Read More

ROME – The bad news, for Italians, was that Spain’s soccer team proved unstoppable in the Euro Cup. The Spaniards had not allowed a goal in the whole series, and as Italy, the underdog, and Spain faced off in Kiev, Ukraine, in the European fútbol final, all eyes around Rome were glued to TV sets...Read More

The selection of Paul Ryan as a candidate for vice president, as well as three letters and at least one article in the Catholic Review (7/12 and 8/9) about the bishops opposing Paul Ryan’s budget cry out for under-reported background information.Read More